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As the blossoms bloom and the mercury rises, students need to stretch their legs to shake off the winter’s lingering cabin fever.  Mark your calendar to ensure you do not miss these three outdoor events. Steeplechase Races. Steeplchasing is a form of horse racing imported from England.  Jockeys race their steeds around a predetermined grassy [...]

Battle: L.A. Battle: L.A. is an action-packed extraterrestrial war movie. Similar in look and cinematography to District 9, the camera follows a unit of Marines on their hectic foray behind alien-enemy lines on a mission to rescue civilians after aliens attack Los Angeles. The unit consists of untested recruits led by an officer fresh out [...]

Friday, March 25, Northern boys lacrosse faces off against the Leonardtown Raiders. JV plays at 5 with the varsity following at 6:30. The  Patriots try to repeat as SMAC conference champions. While the Raiders have their eye on the SMAC championship this year. March 25 is also Maryland Day which extends through the weekend. This [...]

Stories this week on the Fifth Annual Mr. Patriot Pageant and the Chorus Concert:

Ms. Carrie Bonalewicz teaches Spanish. Whatever language she uses, a few of these questions probably sounded a little odd. Q: What’s your favorite season? A: Spring. There’s something attractive abut watching the Earth wake back up after a winter nap. Q: If you were any kind of food, what would you be? A: Pasta. It [...]

After school activities are a part of most student’s everyday lives. Parents have to adjust their schedules around their childrens’ activites, indicating that these clubs and sports affect much more than just the few hours we’re here after school. Journalism One surveyed 165 students to discover the effects of afterschool activities. Do you participate in [...]

The Northern High School Poms competed for the State Title at Ritchie Coliseum at the University of Maryland on Saturday. In order to compete they had to have placed at another competition prior. In the Short Pom division the team took  third  place  overall. Senior Captain Gabby Henwood competed against every girl and won the title [...]

The band Just Shoot Me includes Mark Bessler, A.J Polesol, and Will Teague-Sharkey. We asked them ten questions as a group about what they do. Q:When did you become a band? A: We started considering ourselves a band after our first show at the house of our friend, Nick Whittington. Q:What type of music do [...]

Junior Alaena Gadwill stands out as a varsity girls lacrosse player and Junior Class vice president. We asked her ten stupid things that probably won’t come up at class council. Q: If you could be any animal in the world, what would you be? A: I would be a bird, because it can fly away [...]

For years, scientists have theorized that humans utilize only ten percent of their brain even at peak capacity. With just ten percent of our potential, humans have created wonders of architecture, miracles of engineering, and beautiful literature. Imagine that, somehow, you were able to use that other ninety percent. In the trilogy the Rho Agenda [...]